Let the Nassau executive run the schools

Newsday - Fri Nov 06

What a crazy election! I am trying to understand what happened and learn from it.

Pregnant women line up for free H1N1 vaccine

Newsday.com - Fri Nov 06

Pregnant women are at an especially high risk of complications if they get swine flu.

Airplane Part Plummets Onto Long Island Lawn

CW11 New York WPIX-TV - Fri Nov 06

A Roosevelt family received quite the surprise Thursday evening when they discovered a part of a commercial airplane on their lawn.

Nassau Democrats jockey for minority leader's job

Newsday - Thu Nov 05

Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs has asked the party's county lawmakers to meet, perhaps as early as Saturday, to reorganize following Tuesdays' drubbing at the polls.

1800mattress.com founder's son unfit to stand trial

Newsday.com - Thu Nov 05

Eduardo Barragan, the 1-800-Mattress heir accused of killing his stepmother last year, is led into Nassau County Court, where Judge David Sullivan will hear his case.

Suspect said 'God made me hate gay people'

Newsday - Thu Nov 05

One of the assailants has been charged with hate crimes, police said. Robert Bellamy Jr., 23, was charged with robbery and assault.

'Biggest Loser' trainer sentenced for beating boy

Newsday.com - Wed Nov 04

Anthony Badalamenti, 31, was arrested along with his girlfriend Jessica Muniz, 29, and both charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Nassau's no stranger to late election result changes

Newsday - Wed Nov 04

Elections officials say the reasons are geographic, not political. But Suozzi's Republican challenger, Edward Mangano, who had been running ahead of the incumbent county executive until those polls came in, is asking his party and the police to keep a close watch on the recount.

Challenger hopeful in close Nassau comptroller race

Newsday - Wed Nov 04

"I'm a little cautious," Maragos said, the day after vote tallies showed him with 576 more votes than the incumbent, Howard Weitzman .

Ralph Suozzi re-elected Glen Cove mayor

Newsday - Wed Nov 04

Ralph V. Suozzi was re-elected as mayor of Glen Cove. V. Suozzi trounced challenger Paul Meli yesterday to win re-election. "What this shows is that the people of Glen Cove understand the difference between hard work and actions, and campaign rhetoric and promises," Suozzi told dozens of supporters gathered at a campaign party Tuesday.